Fence-guard



(No Model.)

S. B. GRUBBS.

FENCE GUARD.

Patented Nov. 12

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UNITED STATES PATENT FFICEQ SIDNEY B. GRUBBS, OF MUNN, I()\VA.

FENCE-GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,703, dated November 12, 1889.

Application filed June 26, 1889.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIDNEY B. GRUBBS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Munn, in the county of Cedar and State of Iowa, have in vented a new and useful Fence-Guard, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in fence-guards; and itconsists in certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingI have shown a perspective view of a fence embodying my invention.

The posts A A are set in the ground in the usual manner, and the barbed fence-wires B aresecu red thereto, as shown. Along the line of the fence I arrange a series of inclined posts C, the lowercnds of which are set in the ground, and the upper ends of which rest against the post A and are secured thereto by means of the tie-wires D, wrapped around the upper ends of the posts. On the outer sides of the inclined posts C, I arrange the staples E, through which a smooth wire F passes, the said staples serving to secure the said wire to the inclined posts. It will be observed that Serial No. 315,586. {No me.)

this smooth wire will be held at some distance from the barbed wire of the fence, and consequently the animals in the field will be prevented from running against the fence and lacerating themselves with the barbs.

My device is very simple and its efficiency and cheapness are obvious.

Having thus described my invention what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

The combination of the fence-posts, the in clined posts or braces having their lower ends set in the ground and their upper ends hearing against the fence-posts, and the smooth wire secured on said inclined posts or braces below the upper ends of the same and running parallel with the lines of the fence, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as in y own I have hereto afflxed nip-"signature in presence of two witnesses.

SIDNEY B. GRUBBS.

\Vitnesses: I

R. BLANCHARD, A. L. HEALY. 

